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Plan a Burnaby Mountain day trip in October. Dawn-to-dusk hours, Playground of the Gods views over Burrard Inlet, 34 trails over 28 km, Pandora Trail and the 8.9 km loop, parking at Centennial Way and Harry Jerome, the Velodrome stair trail closed indefinitely, and linked Burnaby park guides.
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Coquitlam utility work on Falcon Drive south of Guildford Way runs Tuesday, October 13 to Friday, October 16, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting. Northbound traffic is reduced to a single lane at the intersection and pedestrians are re-routed to the west side. Official location map included.
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The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Holdom Overpass Project page, dated October 15, 2026, says single-lane alternating traffic will be in effect intermittently at the Holdom Avenue and Goring Street intersection on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during October 2026. A separate traffic-pattern change on Holdom Avenue between Lougheed Highway and Kingsland Drive has been in effect 24/7 since October 2. Official project maps included.
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BurnabyThings to Do
Plan a Burnaby Mountain day trip in October. Dawn-to-dusk hours, Playground of the Gods views over Burrard Inlet, 34 trails over 28 km, Pandora Trail and the 8.9 km loop, parking at Centennial Way and Harry Jerome, the Velodrome stair trail closed indefinitely, and linked Burnaby park guides.
CoquitlamTransit
Coquitlam utility work on Falcon Drive south of Guildford Way runs Tuesday, October 13 to Friday, October 16, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting. Northbound traffic is reduced to a single lane at the intersection and pedestrians are re-routed to the west side. Official location map included.
BurnabyTransit
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Holdom Overpass Project page, dated October 15, 2026, says single-lane alternating traffic will be in effect intermittently at the Holdom Avenue and Goring Street intersection on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during October 2026. A separate traffic-pattern change on Holdom Avenue between Lougheed Highway and Kingsland Drive has been in effect 24/7 since October 2. Official project maps included.
New WestminsterTransit
The City of New Westminster says final works on the East Sixth Avenue Traffic Safety Improvements, between McBride Boulevard and Cumberland Street, mean single-lane alternating traffic between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., as needed, from October 12 to 23, 2026. The corner of McBride Boulevard and East Sixth Avenue will be repaved on October 23. Official City plan included.
BurnabyThings to Do
Plan a Central Park Burnaby day trip in October. Dawn-to-dusk hours, 213-acre urban forest, 3.5 km Perimeter Trail, Trail of Hope and 12 fitness stations, Patterson SkyTrain access, parking lot alert through Oct. 23, outdoor pool closed for the season, and linked Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake guides.
DeltaLocal News
Delta Thanksgiving hours for 2026: check civic facility closures, delayed curbside collection and TransLink holiday service before October 12.
BurnabyThings to Do
Plan a Burnaby Lake Regional Park day trip in October. Fall park hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to Nov. 2, Piper Spit boardwalk and viewing tower, the no wildlife feeding rule, Cottonwood and Brunette Headwaters trail lengths, bike and dog rules, the Nature House season, and getting there from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station.
New WestminsterTransit
The City of New Westminster is milling and paving Seventh Avenue between 18th Street and 20th Street to about October 16, 2026, weather dependent, as part of West End Sewer Separation and Watermain Replacement restoration paving that runs August to November 2026. Work hours are weekdays 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Official City map included.
BurnabyThings to Do
Plan a Deer Lake Park day trip in Burnaby. Dawn to dusk trails around the lake, the 144 SFU/Metrotown bus and Trip Planner, which lots to use while the Shadbolt north lot is closed to Oct. 21, the boat launch boardwalk detour, free Burnaby Art Gallery hours, and Burnaby Village Museum Haunted Village dates.